A Little Change of Heart

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--- Chapter 216 ---

Upon returning to the Divine Phoenix Palace, the girls immediately teased Lily and asked for details of their successful dates. They were only gone for 3-4 hours, but those moments felt like an eternity for Lily. 

"Well, well, looks like we have a lovey-dovey couple here." Chu Yueli commented. "Hmm, I'm so jealous..." 

Hong Guan gave Lily a thumbs up, "Good job, Lily." 

Chu Yuechan looked at how soft and loving Yu Long was when carrying Lily and couldn't help but imagine herself in Lily's position. She blushed and nodded because her imagination didn't seem wrong. 

Yu Long shook his head at their antics, "Stop teasing, Lily. Go to the garden, and I will be there in a few minutes." 

"Okay, Master!" The maids throw a smiling look at Lily. 

"Master, please let me down. I can walk on my own." Lily buried her embarrassed face on Yu Long's chest. 

"Welp, can't do it! I must carry you to the bedroom and tuck you in. You must be tired, am I right?" Yu Long kept carrying her to the bedroom. 

After finding Lily's room, Yu Long placed her on the bed and pecked her forehead, "Have a nice rest." 

"Also, you might want to circulate your Profound Arts. There are some surprises for you." He flashed a smile at her. 

Lily watched Yu Long exit her room and immediately covered herself with a blanket. "Oh my god! We did it! We actually did it! Master and I, together in the forest..." 

She rolled around on the bed like an excited hamster and stopped after feeling warmth in her abdomen area. To Lily's surprise, her cultivation base soared to the peak of Divine Origin Realm, and her mastery broke past level 21!

"This... My Altered Bloodline also merged into one and became a genuine True Dragon's Bloodline." 

"Master is so good to me." Lily couldn't help but tear up. 

"Master, Lily, will pay you back someday!" 

"I-If possible, I want to carry your child-! Kyaa~!" Lily covered her reddened face and squealed happily. 

If Yu Long knew what Lily imagined after he exited her room, he'd likely chuckle at himself. 

After all, he wasn't ready to be a father. 

...

Yu Long walked into the peaceful hallway and recalled his tender moment with Lily. It was shorter than his other wives, but he was slightly more satisfied because Lily had been on his side since he was small.

They have this 'special' connection. 

However, Yu Long suddenly stopped walking and sighed at himself.

"Love..." 

"Such a complicated feeling. Why do I feel more connection with Lily when I just treated Yona away like I am a piece of ice." 

"Just because I like Lily more? Or because I have known Lily longer." 

"Sixteen years, almost seventeen. These small years are dust in the cultivation world." 

"Hmm, Lily is Lily." 

"Maybe I shouldn't be too harsh on those new girls." Well, Mu Bingyun and Xuanyuan Yufeng are technically older than him. "At least, I should give them a small chance." 

Yu Long felt his head was much more refreshed than before. 

He shook his head slightly, unaware of the change Evil Infant's Wheel of Myriad Tribulation brought to him. It was a small change that bypassed Kaiju Maker's detection because the latter didn't find it inappropriate or harmless to Yu Long. 

To Kaiju Maker, anything that makes Yu Long strong or overall better is acceptable, including more mates. 

Yu Long went to the garden and met with three maids. 

"Let's talk about recent events." He goes straight to the point. 

"The Four Great Sacred Grounds and Five Great Nations are destroyed." 

"We also have resolved Pandora's 1st Crisis, but we can expect more from her later." 

"I also have discovered some clues about the Primordial Age of Gods by discovering a True Devil, Moon Slaughter Devil Sovereign, or what I called Ken now as he has submitted to me." 

"Overall, the Profound Sky Continent and Azure Cloud Continent are ours, leaving us with Illusory Demon Realm only." 

"As much as I wanted to bring you all along, the Profound Sky Continent needs someone to monitor it." 

"I will do it!" The three maids responded immediately.

They were shocked and warily looked at each other. 

"Sister Guan, I thought you said you wanted to spend more time with the Young Master." Chu Yueli smiled kindly at Hong Guan.

Hong Guan smiled back, "But you said you haven't had that time with Young Master yet." 

"The same goes for you, Yuechan." 

"I... I am only going by the flow." Chu Yuechan awkwardly replied, but everyone could see she was fumbling with her Heavy Sword, such a shy yet powerful woman. 

Yu Long facepalmed and thought, 'Yeah. I should take care of them well.'

'Lily is just the beginning.'

After some discussion, the three maids agreed to monitor the continent together and wouldn't follow Yu Long to the Illusory Demon Realm. 

Their tacit understanding was 'literally' built on girl talks. 

Yu Long felt like his understanding of women was too low. 

Hong Guan gazed at Yu Long calmly and said, "Yueli, Yuechan, Lily, and I would protect the Profound Sky Continent." 

"It's not like you can't teleport yourself to the Illusory Demon Realm." Yu Long shrugged and accepted their ideas. 

His maids are the most 'powerful' experts on the Profound Sky Continent, and this wasn't a joke. A mere distance won't stop them. 

With that in mind, the three maids bid farewell and went to Lily's room for some interrogation. 

Yu Long sat on the bench and laughed, "Is this what people call Suffering from Success?" 

"Yes, Master. You're indeed suffering from too many women. Do you want me to give you relief?" A sultry voice suddenly appeared from behind. 

Yu Long turned around and saw Yuyan with Feng Xue'er. They are wearing matching phoenix dresses, though Yuyan is green and Feng Xue'er is red. 

"How have you been doing, Xue'er?" Yu Long smiled at the adorable princess. 

"Everything is good~! You know, you know, Big Brother Yu Long." Feng Xue'er beamed and sat beside Yu Long, resting her head. 

"I have mastered the third of the modified [World Ode of the Phoenix] you gave me."

"Really?" Yu Long raised his brow in surprise.

"Mm. Let me show you." Feng Xue'er hopped off the bench and waved her slender hand. She skillfully showed Yu Long fundamental control over fire elements and the principle of continuous combustion.

Yu Long knew Feng Xue'er was a talented girl. But he didn't expect her to be this talented! No wonder the other Phoenix God put so much trust in Feng Xue'er. 

"Good, you can start with the next mastery stage." Yu Long patted Feng Xue'er. "In this stage, you must manifest your Profound Skills into reality." 

"For example, how you interpret Fifth Stage - Empyrean Dance of the Phoenix Wing. Are you going to make only wings or manifest the whole Phoenix?" 

Feng Xue'er relished Yu Long's pats, "Xue'er, understand." 

"I hope so." Yu Long patted her some more. "Remember what I've taught you while we are fighting Pandora and applied to your life, okay?" 

"Mm." 

"So, Yuyan, do you have anything new for me?" 

Yuyan proudly raised her chest and replied, "No!"

"..." Yu Long. 

He actually expected more from this perverted bird. 

Thank god. She didn't corrupt Feng Xue'er as Shizu did to those poor fellows. 

"Hehe, the teacher is so bad." Feng Xue'er giggled and was somewhat amused by Yu Long's speechless look. 

Yu Long gave Yuyan's head a gentle karate chop, "Reflect on your action." 

"Ouch!" Yuyan covered her head painfully. Although Yu Long looked gentle when knocking her head, it was painful. 

Yu Long glanced at Feng Xue'er, "Xue'er, don't be like your teacher in the future." 

"Yes, Big Brother Yu Long!" Feng Xue'er agreed instantly.

'I'm your teacher, whose side are you on?' Yuyan rubbed her head with a pout. 

"Anyway, Grandpa and Grandma should be at any moment." Yu Long sat on the bench again. 

"Hmm, did you want to go somewhere, Big Brother?" Feng Xue'er blinked her eyes a few times. She was curious.

Yu Long glanced at her and replied, "Yes." 

"Grandpa has been very persistent in bringing me to the Eternal Night Royal Family's Ancestral Land."

"Maybe you can come with us. Do you want to go?" 

"Can I?" Feng Xue'er was curious to see the outside world. 

"Yes, it's not like they would reject you." 

"Hehe, then I want to go." 

"Me too!" 

After waiting in the garden for an hour, Xu Sanshan and Xu Nannan finally arrived. 

Yu Long rubbed his eyes, "What the..." 

"What happened to you two?!"